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YOURS – Time for Action!
Floor LieshoutDirector| YOURS – Youth for Road Safety
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• Introduction• Our story• Decade of Action for Road Safety• The role of young people• Conclusion
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• Floor Lieshout
• The Netherlands
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2001: Youth advisor to the Dutch Minister of Transport
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• UN World Youth Assembly for Road Safety
• 23-24 April 2007, Geneva, Switzerland>200 youth delegates >100 countries
• Give young people a voice and adoption of Youth Declaration for Road Safety
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What is the biggest killer of young people worldwide?
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•Every day more than 1000 young people die on the world´s roads
•Thousands more are injured
•Leading cause of death of young people aged
15-29 year olds
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• Under auspices of United Nations, World Health Organization
• Official launch of YOURS during First Global Ministerial Conference in Moscow
• 2010: started operations
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• Who are more at risk in traffic?
– Females?
– Males?
– Young males are almost three times as likely to be killed as their female counterparts
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Advocate at a global level
Inspire, Connect and Unite young people
Develop capacities of youth advocates
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We believe...• that road crashes are preventable • road safety does not stop at our borders • in the high potential of youth • it is young people themselves who can be at the
forefront of making a difference • that we can mobilize, inspire and engage young
people
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• UN resolution calls for a Decade of Action for Road Safety
• Through the Decade countries commit to road safety actions in areas such as: • limiting speed, • reducing drink-driving, • increasing the use of seatbelts, • child restraints, • motorcycle helmets.
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Goal: Saving 5 million lives!
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Decade of Action video
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Officially launched on the 11th of May 2011
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The good thing is…. YOU can be part of
it!
1) Show you are committed!
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2) Campaign for road safety in your local community
We have got some free tools for you to use…
Awareness tool
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3) Be a role model
Contact
web: www.youthforroadsafety.orgemail: [email protected]
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